If you're not the adventurous, mountain-climbing type, pack a picnic lunch and head off on the 7.4 kilometre Lower Portals track. From the car park, climb to the Lower Portals, a beautiful pool along a gorge on Mount Barney Creek. Sit quietly beside the crystal-clear creek and keep an eye out for the tell-tale bubbles of a platypus.

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Lower Portals track, Mount Barney National Park

The Lower Portals track is in Mount Barney National Park. The distinctive peaks of Rising dramatically above the surrounding grazing and farmlands, mounts Barney, Maroon, May, Ernest, Ballow and Clunie form this hiking mecca.

If you're not the adventurous, mountain-climbing type, pack a picnic lunch and head off on the 7.4 kilometre Lower Portals track. From the car park, climb to the Lower Portals, a beautiful pool along a gorge on Mount Barney Creek. Sit quietly beside the crystal-clear creek and keep an eye out for the tell-tale bubbles of a platypus.

This walk is managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. The map only shows an indicative start point; the track route and end point are not shown, and the map cannot be used for navigation purposes. See www.npsr.qld.gov.au for detailed maps and the latest park information. When you are in the park, read the signs at and near the start of the track.

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